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Description:
Previously the famous city of Jiangling, in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BC), the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Chu. Its ancient walled city was originally built during the Three Kingdoms Period. Many artifacts have been excavated from many tombs in the city. Population of the city is about 6.30 million ( Urban Population: 1.56 million ). The area of the city is 1,400 sq km.

Location:
situated at the Jianghan Plain, close to the Golden Waterway; Wuhan to the east, Yichang south, and the Jingmen city north; bordering on the Three Gorges.

History:
IIn the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 B.C.) the city was the capital of Kingdom of Chu. Its earth-structure walls were firstly built in the third century ordered by Guan Yu, a hero of the Three Kingdoms era. Later in the Ming Dynasty, it was reconstructed with bricks and stones. The existing one is extended in the Qing Dynasty and known as the best preserved.

The solid rampart surrounded by moats boast as a iron-case with slab basements and bricks walls. Sticky rice poured into the crevice to reinforce solidity. Having been the capital of over twenty kingdoms, it has rich excavations of Chu Culture.